Microsoftie 4 ever (19+ years) working in Windows Web Services and Content team in the UK. The blog is mainly focused on the Windows family of products and trying to provide help pointers and resources for customers on our products.

Year: 2012

In a slight twist to last years Top 10 most highly rated Windows articles of 2011 this year I am just looking at Windows 8 articles… And the top ten: How to remove the Windows.old folder How do I shut down (turn off) my PC? How can I sign in if my picture password fails?…

Just managed to blag this little beauty (thanks David)… I was planning to get the Cyan charging shell for my Nokia 820, however may have to change and get the yellow one instead… Rob Technorati Tags: Nokia,Lumia,Lumia 820,Windows Phone

In Windows 8 you use your Microsoft account to log into various services, it used to be called Windows Live ID – Read more about it and it is shown on your Start Screen One of the questions I have been recently asked is it possible to change it? and of course yes it is…

If you fancy some spidery web theme to your PC then check out the following 2 themes for Windows. Wintry Webs theme “Webs sheathed in a thin veneer of frost appear as if encrusted in tiny diamonds. This free theme for Windows harkens the arrival of winter. “ Download the Wintry Webs theme for Windows…

Following on from a previous post (back in November) and number #2 in the series of My Windows Store Apps* I wanted to share another useful Windows Store App. *****Disclaimer up front…”I am in no way connected to the developer, have no vested interest in the app (except being a happy customer/user) and am making…

Windows Intune Getting Started Guide – “Learn how you can get the most out of Windows Intune with the Getting Started Guide series, a set of tutorials designed to help you set up your new Windows Intune environment and explore the main features of Windows Intune. “ What’s New in Windows Intune – “This document…

Watch this great Webinar from the office team about How SkyDrive works with Office “Store any file on your SkyDrive and it’s automatically available on your PCs, Macs, and mobile devices. In this week’s webinar, we’ll show you how to work and share with 7GB of free storage in your own private cloud.” Learn more…

“Applications that you install from the Windows Store don’t slow down your PC, so you don’t need to close them. When you’re not using an application, Windows will leave it running in the background and then close it eventually if you aren’t using it. But if you really want to close an application…” Watch this…